# SEMCORP proposes $1B battery separator plant in Sidney, Ohio

Chinese manufacturer SEMCORP is planning to open its first North American manufacturing facility in Sidney, Ohio, with a proposed $1 billion investment and 1,200 new jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-03-28
- Where: Sidney, Ohio, United States
- Value: $1.00B
- Jobs: 1,200
- Status: announced
- Products: battery separators
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [SEMCORP Group](https://endata.com/companies/51104.md)

## Sources

- [bizjournals.com](https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2022/03/28/semcorp-manufacturing-usa-project.html), 2022-03-28: "If the project moves forward as planned, it will mark the largest-ever capital investment in the Dayton region and the largest foreign investment in Ohio."

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